About MindTap Collections

MindTap Collections for Microsoft 365 and Office deliver a complete suite of ready-to-go texts and activities, designed to support your Digital Literacy curriculum. MindTap Collections are available with three separate series, each featuring its own unique approach:

  • The Shelly Cashman Series provides a project-based approach with step-by-step instructions for completion.

  • Illustrated Series, a concise, student-friendly guide, helps learners focus on discrete Office skills.

  • New Perspectives Series takes a case-based, business-driven point of view.

Modules that span computing concepts, operating systems and the Microsoft Office Suite provide you with the flexibility to personalize your course to your individual needs.

Hallmark Features

  • SAM Textbook Projects enable students to complete projects based on a real-world scenario within live Microsoft Office applications. Students then submit completed projects in SAM for automatic grading and feedback.

  • SAM Trainings teach students to complete specific skills in a simulated Microsoft application environment, while SAM Exams allow students to demonstrate their proficiency (also in a simulated environment).

  • SAM Projects have students complete real-world, scenario-based projects live in Microsoft applications and submit the projects in SAM for automatic grading and feedback. SAM offers several types of projects, each with a unique purpose: 1A and 1B, critical thinking, end of module, capstone and integration.

  • Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) resources include trainings and exams based on the latest Microsoft Office 365 Objective Domains for the MOS Exam and exam simulation. These replicate the test-taking environment of the MOS exam for Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook.

  • SAM Paths create a personalized learning experience for students, adapting to their individual needs by focusing on the specific skills and concepts they need to learn. Instructors who use SAM Paths report increased student engagement and improved learning outcomes because students feel their time is well spent and the course material is tailored to their needs and abilities.

  • Technology for Success helps students understand the what, why and how of technology as it relates to their lives and career.